Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Document Types "Research report"
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Learning to build a sustainable peace: Ownership and everyday peacebuilding
(Research report, Research report, 2010)Lack of local ownership is seen as a central explanation for why peacebuilding efforts often fail to yield sustainable peace dividends. But how is local ownership understood and acted upon by those who are engaged in ... -
Legal Reform and Women’s Rights in Lebanese Personal Status Laws
(CMI Report R 2017:3, Research report, 2017-10-01)This report documents and analyzes two recent major reforms in Lebanese law whose purpose is to further gender equality for women in Lebanon: ( I ) the alteration of the Sunni personal status law to allow mothers to keep ... -
Legislating the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Act: The Advocacy Role of Civil Society
(CMI Report R 2015:4, Research report, 2015-04-27)This report forms part of a larger study titled Advancing the Rights of Children: Assessing the Effectiveness of Transnational Advocacy Networks for Child Rights. Norwegian-Kenyan Civil Society Partnerships Examined. It ... -
Les Accords de partenariats volontaires en Afrique centrale et de l’Ouest : de la théorie à la pratique
(Research report, 2014-09-01)L’objectif de ce rapport est de documenter et de nourrir la réflexion stratégique dans les pays partenaires en négociation, ou qui vont entrer en négociation d’un Accord de partenariat volontaire (APV) avec l'UE, à travers ... -
Les fondements de l'intégrité dans la passation des marchés
(U4 Issue 2011:16, Research report, 2011-01-01)Pourquoi et comment la corruption se manifeste-t-elle dans la passation des marchés? Pourquoi est-il important de prévenir la corruption dans la passation des marchés ? Quels sont les risques principaux à différents stades ... -
Les risques et stratégies de réduction de la corruption dans la mise en œuvre de REDD+ en République Démocratique du Congo: un aperçu de la situation actuelle
(U4 Issue 2015:16, Research report, 2015-01-01)La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) est l’une des cibles principales du programme REDD+ en raison de la capacité potentielle de son écosystème forestier. Depuis 2011, la RDC a adopté des lois importantes, mis en œuvre ... -
Lessons Learned on Traditional Dispute Resolution in Afghanistan
(Building Peace No. 3, Research report, 2013-11-01)In many communities across Afghanistan, the formal justice system has proven weak, corrupt, and ineffective. The vast majority of disputes are resolved outside of the formal state system, often by tribal elders, shuras, ... -
Liberalization of Trade in Producer Services - the Impact on Developing Countries
(Research report, Research report, 1999)This paper analyzes the impact of liberalization of trade in producer services, focusing on financial services, telecommunications and transport. The likely effects on developing countries is that they will become net ... -
Liberated Bonded Laborers: Are They Better Off? Welfare and Efficiency Implications of an Agricultural Reform in Western Terai, Nepal
(Research report, Research report, 2007-10-22)This report investigates the welfare effects for bonded laborers (kamaiyas) in Western Terai of a ban on permanent labor contracts in July 2000. The ban was credibly enforced and within a short time the number of bonded ... -
Life skills in non-formal contexts for adolescent girls in developing countries
(CMI Report R 2018:6, Research report, 2018-04-01)Executive summary How can young women in developing countries best be prepared for success in their lives and livelihoods? Life preparation requires learning different types of knowledge and skills in formal, non-formal, ... -
Linking procurement and political economy: a guide
(Research report, 2010-01-01)The paper provides advice for practitioners on how to apply political economy tools to improve public procurement processes. At present, there are no analytical tools available that link political-economy analysis and ... -
Literature review on effects of interventions to reduce the prevalence of child marriage
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Literature Review: Democracy and Human Rights in contemporary Latin America (2015-2020) Trends, challenges, and prospects
(CMI Report R 2020:01, Research report, 2020-06-01)Abstract Through a review of scholarly and other well-informed articles as well as media reports, this CMI Report aims to summarize discussions on challenges for democracy and human rights in Latin America during the ... -
Litigating the right to a healthy environment assessing the policy impact of "The Mendoza Case"
(CMI Report R 2011:6, Research report, 2011-11-21)This thesis enquires into the policy consequences of the Mendoza case, a public interest litigation case in Argentina, in which several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the National Ombudsman demanded action from ... -
Living in the Commons: Local Institutions for Natural Resource Management
(Research report, Research report, 1995)Garett Hardin' s essay "The Tragedy of the Commons" has for almost three decades stimulated research on common property regimes. This report provides an overview of this research and reviews a selection of empirical and ... -
Lobbying, corruption and climate finance: The stakes for international development
(U4 Issue 2021:13, Research report, 2021-11-01)Lobbying is an important aspect of democracy, but in the area of climate-related development finance it is too often dominated by powerful players. Inclusive lobbying is needed, so that a range of voices are heard. This ... -
Lobbying: the preconditions of an anti-corruption promise
(U4 Issue 2017:8, Research report, 2017-07-01)Can lobbying be a realistic and legitimate alternative to corruption in less developed countries? This paper addresses this question by: (1) delineating the differences and similarities between lobbying and corruption; (2) ... -
Local Governance, Urban Poverty and Service Delivery in Namibia
(Research report, Research report, 2005)The urbanisation of poverty is one of the most dramatic developments on the African continent, yielding contrasting images of affluent residential and business districts and utter misery in sprawling shantytowns or slums. ... -
Local government finances and financial management in Tanzania. Empirical evidence of trends 2000-2007
(Special paper 10/2, Research report, 2010-11-15)The paper examines local government capacity with respect to financial management and revenue enhancement, and analyses trends in financial accountability and efficiency for the period 2000–2006/07. The study covers six ... -
Local government taxation and tax administration in Tanzania
(Research report, Research report, 1999)Local taxes represent less than 5 per cent of total tax revenues in Tanzania. However, the large number of these taxes, together with their unsatisfactory nature, means that their economic, political and social impacts are ...